Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1364

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The state of insanity or mental infirmity becoming notorious, or the court appointing a curator. A presumption that the disposition was concluded in a state of insanity or mental infirmity, from the time of notoriety or appointment. The effect thereof. The burden of proving that the disposition was concluded during a lucid interval shifts to whoever alleges it.
Arabic original
اشتهار حالة الجنون أو العته أو تعيين المحكمة قيماً. افتراض قرينة بأن التصرف أبرم في حالة الجنون أو العته ومن وقت الاشتهار أو التعيين. أثر ذلك. انتقال عبء إثبات أن التصرف ابرم في حالة الإفاقة على من يدعيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧/٩٠ مدني جلسة ٨/٣/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 282. PDF pages: 282.

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